STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER - Stud Intrvtn/Disblts Svcs Coor

Job Classification

  Salaried Full-time (75-100%)

Position summary

Reporting to the Director of Student Success, the Student Intervention and Disabilities Services Coordinator provides support to the University Student Intervention Team (USIT), Diversity Council, departments, faculty, and staff in response to students dealing with challenging and complex issues.  In addition, this individual provides opportunity to students with disabilities to assure equivalent avenues to higher education programs, services, and benefits.

Qualifications summary

The successful candidate will posess a Master's degree in Special Education, Educational Psychology, Social Work, along with three (3) years expeience or comparable education and experience.  Candidates should possess strong interpersonal communication, organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

The Student Intervention and Disabilities Services Coordinator shall perform the following functions:

Student Intervention Coordinator

1.  Develop individualized success plans

• Meet with individual students to identify risk factors and develop succes plans


• Collaborates with faculty and support services


• Makes referrals to appropriate services as needed


• May track student success throughout the semester


• Teaches specific study skills, time management, organization skills as needed


• In some cases, will send written success plans to advisors, or other faculty

2. Conduct Success orientated assmeblies and seminars for effective academic strategies for all students

• New Student Orientation activities


• Co-Curricular program


• Other progras as requested by departments, residence halls, etc.

3. Collaboration with faculty and staff

• Member of the University Student Intervention Team (USIT)


• Develops close working relationships with departments, faculty, and staff to facilitate success strategies


• Understands and supports campus policies, and educational expectations


• Facilitates communication related to student success between various departments and faculty


• Facilitates medical and family leaves, both long term and short term

5. Retain documentation of success activities

• Maintains records and documents related to student success

Disabilities Services Coordinator

1.  Evaluates students’ documentation of disabilities

• Guides students on type of documentation required


• Studies documentation and interviews students to identify life activities related to university life which need to be accommodated


• Inquire of professionals providing documentation when additional information is required

2. Coordinates and facilitates disability accommodations

• Develops individual accommodation plans and forms to notify faculty


• Proctors exams in testing center


• Collects or creates accessible materials for students  

3.  Collaborates with faculty and staff

• Member of Diversity Council


• Referrals from faculty and staff


• Works with faculty and staff to identify best ways to accommodate students with disabilities

4.  Maintains disability accommodations and activities documentation

• Keeps up to date files on students with disabilities


• Files e-mails, notes, and other communications

5.  Is informed about legal responsibilities related to disabilities

• Active memberships in disability organizations


• Participation in relevant conferences


• Contact as needed with university legal council

Supervisory responsibilities

N/A

Qualifications

The successful candidate will posess a Master's degree in Special Education, Educational Psychology, Social Work, along with three (3) years expeience or comparable education and experience.  Candidates should possess strong interpersonal communication, organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.  In addition to the above qualifications:

• Ability to work in a team enviornment


• Strong customer service including verbal and written communication skills


• Skilled in use of Microsoft Office programs


• Demonstrate commitment to a culturally and socio-economcally diverse learning enviornment


• Manifests leadership and people skills


• Displays exceptional time management and organizational qualities.


• Observe confidentiality


• Ability to multi-task under pressure 


• Strong interpersonal communication


• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

N/A

Interpersonal interactions

Must be team oriented and comfortable in a university setting, interacting with students, faculty, staff, residence life, parents, community providers, and colleagues.  Demonstrate ability to work effectively in a culturally-diverse environment.  Must be skilled and comfortable communicating by telephone   and email, and academically coaching students to help them succeed.

Physical demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to feel; talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

Work is primarily performed in an office setting with appropriate climate controls. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. There is moderate noise from the office printer, traffic from students and staff moving through the office suite, and some conversations between students and staff.